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Springfield '03 find

Last Fall (WAY before this foolish "Safe Act" Law was forced on us in NY) I was contacted by an Antique Dealer who was cleaning out an Estate. He had this 03 and (of course) had researched it online and decided what it was worth.
The Internet makes them all experts right ?

It was nice and a Rock Island 1908 with the orig Barrel
The Bluing is rough but , the main problem was some sort of heat damage to the front of the stock ...almost as if it had been leaning up against a hot pipe or above a Fireplace or something.
What a shame ...but still an untouched example so , the "negotiations" began.
I ended up paying $500 (with a Bayonet)
I'm not an '03 collector but , just couldn't pass it up.
Hope you like it
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"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law. "
-Winston Churchill-

I'm sorry to but in, but I have an 1899 Springfield Armory rifle in very good shape, although it shows it's age. It seems different from other's I have seen, with a large bullet case(?) on the right side, and a shorter stock. Anyone know anything about them??

I pretty much stick to the German stuff because it has so many variants. Apparently this one does too. I like to think I have all the American rifles, and this one has me stumped. Being in the 70's, I have to think of the future. Sepp44